Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dūnaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈduː.nɑz/

Etymology 1

See *dūnǭ.

Noun

*dūnaz m

Alternative form of *dūnǭ

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“to smoke, fume, raise dust”).

Noun

*dūnaz m

down (feathers of young birds)

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *dūnaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*dūnaz	dūnōz, dūnōs
vocative	*dūn	dūnōz, dūnōs
accusative	*dūną	*dūnanz
genitive	dūnas, dūnis	*dūnǫ̂
dative	*dūnai	*dūnamaz
instrumental	*dūnō	*dūnamiz

Related terms

*daumaz
*daunaz

Descendants

Old Norse: dúnn
- Icelandic: dúnn
- Faroese: dún
- Norwegian: dun
- Old Swedish: dūn
  - Swedish: dun
- Elfdalian: daungen
- Danish: dun
- Gutnish: däun
- → Middle English: doun, downe
  - English: down
- → Middle Low German: dūne
  - → Dutch: dons
  - → German: Daune
  - → Saterland Frisian: Duune
- → Old French: dum, dun (see there for further descendants)

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